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Wild Garlic |
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Allium ursinum |
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Carl Farmer |
Common in woods and shady places, often carpeting the ground in Spring. Flower diameter c 1.6 cm Skye ID: Unmistakable in flower. At other times can be told by leaves, shaped like those shown here and smelling of garlic. Other features: The broad leaves are completely unlike those of Crow Garlic or any other British Allium species. Flower-buds at first wrapped in pair of brown papery bracts. Stem 3-cornered (corners sometimes very rounded) |
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Photo ©
Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
Above left: young leaf from rear, and two very young leaves
beside it. Right: leaves carpeting ground in wood.
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Photo ©
Carl Farmer |